diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index 620d934..8aa56bb 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -320,31 +320,21 @@
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_session_init(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
 		  const char *dev_name, char *data)
 {
-	int retval = -EINVAL;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = -ENOMEM;
 
 	v9ses->uname = kstrdup(V9FS_DEFUSER, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!v9ses->uname)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto err_names;
 
 	v9ses->aname = kstrdup(V9FS_DEFANAME, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!v9ses->aname) {
-		kfree(v9ses->uname);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
+	if (!v9ses->aname)
+		goto err_names;
 	init_rwsem(&v9ses->rename_sem);
 
 	rc = bdi_setup_and_register(&v9ses->bdi, "9p");
-	if (rc) {
-		kfree(v9ses->aname);
-		kfree(v9ses->uname);
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
-	}
-
-	spin_lock(&v9fs_sessionlist_lock);
-	list_add(&v9ses->slist, &v9fs_sessionlist);
-	spin_unlock(&v9fs_sessionlist_lock);
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_names;
 
 	v9ses->uid = INVALID_UID;
 	v9ses->dfltuid = V9FS_DEFUID;
@@ -352,10 +342,9 @@
 
 	v9ses->clnt = p9_client_create(dev_name, data);
 	if (IS_ERR(v9ses->clnt)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(v9ses->clnt);
-		v9ses->clnt = NULL;
+		rc = PTR_ERR(v9ses->clnt);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "problem initializing 9p client\n");
-		goto error;
+		goto err_bdi;
 	}
 
 	v9ses->flags = V9FS_ACCESS_USER;
@@ -368,10 +357,8 @@
 	}
 
 	rc = v9fs_parse_options(v9ses, data);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		retval = rc;
-		goto error;
-	}
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto err_clnt;
 
 	v9ses->maxdata = v9ses->clnt->msize - P9_IOHDRSZ;
 
@@ -405,10 +392,9 @@
 	fid = p9_client_attach(v9ses->clnt, NULL, v9ses->uname, INVALID_UID,
 							v9ses->aname);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid)) {
-		retval = PTR_ERR(fid);
-		fid = NULL;
+		rc = PTR_ERR(fid);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR, "cannot attach\n");
-		goto error;
+		goto err_clnt;
 	}
 
 	if ((v9ses->flags & V9FS_ACCESS_MASK) == V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE)
@@ -420,12 +406,20 @@
 	/* register the session for caching */
 	v9fs_cache_session_get_cookie(v9ses);
 #endif
+	spin_lock(&v9fs_sessionlist_lock);
+	list_add(&v9ses->slist, &v9fs_sessionlist);
+	spin_unlock(&v9fs_sessionlist_lock);
 
 	return fid;
 
-error:
+err_clnt:
+	p9_client_destroy(v9ses->clnt);
+err_bdi:
 	bdi_destroy(&v9ses->bdi);
-	return ERR_PTR(retval);
+err_names:
+	kfree(v9ses->uname);
+	kfree(v9ses->aname);
+	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
 
 /**